Hip hop star Rick Ross arrested in North Carolina for failing to show up to court stemming from 2013 marijuana bust

Rick Ross was taken into custody by police in North Carolina on Friday night for failing to show up to court stemming from a 2013 arrest for marijuana possession.

The 38-year-old rapper had just concluded a performance at the SuperJam concert in Greensboro when authorities swooped in and arrested him, according to TMZ.

He was, however, released from custody not long after, upon posting $1,000 bail.

Back behind bars: Rick Ross was arrested in North Carolina on Friday night for failing to show up to court stemming from a 2013 arrest for marijuana possession - soon after stepping off stage following his performance at the SuperJam 2014 event at the Greensboro Coliseum

The hip hop legend is said to have been required to attend a mandatory court hearing to take care of a misdemeanour marijuana charge back in 2013.

The website claims that after failing to show up, he was taken into custody shortly after stepping foot back in the State on Friday.

Fortunately for the wealthy star, the $1,000 he was required to pay was chump change, and he was promptly released.

And luckily so, as he has a concert scheduled in Los Angeles on Saturday evening.

The
Push It rapper is set to perform with OutKast, A$AP Rocky, Ty Dolla
$ign, August Alsina and DJ Khaled at LA Live in Downtown Los Angeles.

No big deal: The rapper - pictured here at Phillips Arena in Atlanta on June 14 - was unlikely to have taken much issue with the mediocre $1,000 bond he was required to pay to be set free

The show
is part of the lineup for the BET Experience, which features three days of artists performing for fans at the famed venue as
well as celebrity basketball games starring the likes of Justin Bieber
and Chris Brown.

The
arrest mustn't have been too much of a blip on Ross's radar, however, as
he continued to use his Twitter account to plug his new business - an
electronic vaporising cigarette company - just hours after his arrest.

The star has teamed up with mCig to put his name on an e-cigarette, and he spent much of Saturday promoting the device.

He
then posted an Instagram snap of his name in bold font on a stand at
BET Experience, suggesting that he made it back to Los Angeles in time
for his show.

Back to the grind: The 38-year-old hip hop legend - seen here in Miami on June 23 - got back to promoting his collaboration with an e-cigarette company as well as his Saturday night show in Los Angeles following his release from the slammer